blue blood
noun
1
ˈblü-ˈbləd 
: membership in a noble or socially prominent family
: membership in a noble or socially prominent family
2
-ˌbləd
: a member of a noble or socially prominent family
: a member of a noble or socially prominent family
Examples of blue blood in a Sentence
a woman of blue blood
This is where the city's blue bloods like to gather.
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The weather has impacted the price of tickets for a game between two of the biggest blue bloods in the sport.
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
One of the biggest questions in parsing blue bloods is where is the cutoff line?
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
With Tyler Bilodeau making one three-pointer after another, including one that finally rattled in after bouncing around the rim, the Bruins appeared well on their way to a breakthrough against a fellow blue blood that had tormented them in every meeting for nearly a quarter of a century.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Grainy game footage and yellowed newspaper clippings confer UCLA’s standing as college basketball royalty, the team’s status as a blue blood rooted in the success of a coach who retired nearly 50 years ago.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
One of the biggest questions in parsing blue bloods is where is the cutoff line?
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
With Tyler Bilodeau making one three-pointer after another, including one that finally rattled in after bouncing around the rim, the Bruins appeared well on their way to a breakthrough against a fellow blue blood that had tormented them in every meeting for nearly a quarter of a century.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Grainy game footage and yellowed newspaper clippings confer UCLA’s standing as college basketball royalty, the team’s status as a blue blood rooted in the success of a coach who retired nearly 50 years ago.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Blue blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20blood. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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